LA JOLLA, Calif. – UC San Diego men's soccer heads into the third week of conference play and will face two undefeated conference foes as they host Cal Poly on Wednesday, Oct. 16 before traveling north to Cal State Bakersfield on Saturday, Oct. 19.
Entering the week on a tie and a win, Cal Poly (5-3-5) currently remains undefeated in conference play at 2-0-2. The Mustangs tied at 0-0 with then No. 22 UCSB and most recently tied with UC Riverside at 0-0 as well. Cal Poly is led by Quinn Mahoney on the offensive side of the field as he has scored three goals and tallied four assists so far this season. In goal, Nicky McCune has only allowed eight goals over 13 games with 35 saves.
Cal State Bakersfield (5-2-4) will face UC Irvine on the road before returning Saturday to host the Tritons. The 'Runners remained undefeated in Big West play at 2-0-2 with both ties coming against the top teams of the conference. In week one, Cal State Bakersfield took down Sac State and went on to tie with Cal State Fullerton. In week two, they tied with then No. 23 UCSB and defeated CSUN. Scoring eight goals over 10 games, Connor Mautino leads the 'Runners with 17 points. Keeper Zenden Hart has tallied 36 saves with 13 goals allowed.
After dropping a match to Cal State Fullerton and picking up the second over Sac State, UC San Diego is even at 2-2 in the third week of conference competition. The Tritons are finding success when they are home with both wins happening on the La Jolla campus. In all four Big West contests, UC San Diego has struck first. Starting all 13 games,
Max Carvalho is sporting 11 points for the gold and blue with 4 goals scored and 3 assists tallied. In between the posts,
Nolan Premack has made 55 saves with a 71% save percentage.
MATCH INFO
Match 14
Cal Poly vs. UC San Diego
Wednesday, Oct. 16
7 p.m. | La Jolla, Calif. | Triton Soccer Stadium
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Live Stats
Series: 1-2
Match 15
UC San Diego at Cal State Bakersfield
Saturday, Oct. 19
7 p.m. | Bakersfield, Calif. | Main Soccer Field
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Live Stats
Series: 1-1-1
ABOUT THE TRITONS
Roster |
Schedule |
Stats
Overall: 3-6-4
Big West: 2-2
Home: 3-3-1
Away: 0-3-3
Ranked: 0-2
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ABOUT THE 'RUNNERS |
| Roster | Schedule | Stats |
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Roster | Schedule | Stats |
| Overall: 5-3-5 |
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Overall: 5-2-4 |
| Big West: 2-0-2 |
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Big West: 2-0-2 |
| Home: 4-0-1 |
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Home: 3-1-1 |
| Away: 1-3-4 |
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Away: 2-1-3 |
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LAST TIME OUT
Returning home to Triton Soccer Stadium, UC San Diego men's soccer defeated visiting Sacramento State in a 2-0 result on Saturday night. True freshman
Woody Brown tallied the game winner for his first collegiate goal.
UC San Diego evens out to 2-2 in Big West play and 3-6-4 overall. The Hornets move to 1-3 and 4-7-2 overall.
ATTENDING THE MATCHES
Admission to UC San Diego home soccer matches is free, but parking permits are required seven days per week on campus. For UC San Diego Parking information,
click here.
UP NEXT
UC San Diego men's soccer host Cal Poly in a midweek matchup on Wednesday, Oct. 16. Kickoff is slated for 7 p.m. and will be live on ESPN+ with live stats available on ucsdtritons.com.
VETERAN PRESCENCE
18 Tritons return to UC San Diego: 6 seniors, 3 juniors, 3 redshirt sophomores, and 6 redshirt freshmen.
NEWFACES
The Tritons added 13 newcomers: 5 transfers and 8 freshmen.
Cole Barrett
Nolan Premack
Adam Hillis
Bryce Barnum
Mhone Bogonko
Ryan Namdar
Nikita Stukanov
Anthony Bugliari
Nick Aghaian
Tyler Cash
Kai Oppenheim
Michael Luechauer
Woody Brown
BEHIND THE SCENES AT THE MEDIA DAY
UC SAN DIEGO ATHLETICS WEEKLY PODCAST
Produced by UC San Diego Athletics Communications, Tritoncast features in-depth interviews with UC San Diego personalities including scholar-athletes, alums, coaches, and administrators. New episodes of Tritoncast are available each week on the most popular podcasting apps. In addition, each episode can be heard and downloaded on UCSDTritons.com. For individual show information and listen links, follow Tritoncast on Twitter
@Tritoncast.
MEN'S SOCCER ON TRITONCAST
About UC San Diego Athletics
After two decades as one of the most successful programs in NCAA Division II, the UC San Diego intercollegiate athletics program began a new era in 2020 as a member of The Big West in NCAA Division I. The 23-sport Tritons earned 30 team and nearly 150 individual national championships during its time in Divisions II and III and helped guide 1,400 scholar-athletes to All-America honors. A total of 84 Tritons have earned Academic All-America honors, while 38 have earned prestigious NCAA Post Graduate Scholarships. UC San Diego scholar-athletes exemplify the academic ideals of one of the world's preeminent institutions, graduating at an average rate of 91 percent, one of the highest rates among institutions at all divisions.
